User:SkittlesGirl21/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Femicide

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.)

I chose this article because it had some sections that were highly developed such as the extent of femicide in different regions throughout the globe, while other sections that lacked many details (e.g. how to prevent it). Therefore it is a good middle-ground to show what should be improved while also highlighting parts that were a great contribution to Wikipedia. I also find this to be an important topic for a feminism class as domestic violence is one of the central aspects many feminist activists and scholars speak out against.

Evaluate the article
This article concisely explained the topic of what femicide was and how it can be applied in different contexts depending on the country. However, it should have gave a lead-in to the article's major sections, instead of randomly giving the definition of androcide.

I appreciate that it speaks in a neutral, academic tone especially on a matter that can be highly emotional or controversial. Hence, I found it confusing why the talk page was so cluttered with debates over whether this section read like feminist or anti-feminist propaganda. I also thought the article was well-updated as it accounted for how the Covid-19 pandemic impacted rates of femicide due to lockdowns. The article included pictures of various feminist movements protesting against this hate crime and statistics of femicide rates which I thought enhanced my understanding of the topic in a visually appealing way.

While the article used mostly peer-reviewed secondary sources, some of the work citied were merely blog posts or news paper articles from BBC or NPR. Research to be conducted to see if this information could be found in more academic sources. Also, there should be more research conducted whether femicide is a distinct conception from gendercide, as many comments on the talk page argue that this article should be merged with killings based on gender writ large. Lastly, there needs to be additions to the "solutions" section as it currently just lists 1-2 sentences on training police officers and raising awareness. Perhaps more detail could be added on specific protests against instances of femicide across countries.